[ME Spring Seminar_02] Minimally Invasive Medical Device Industry and Catheter Manufacturing Technologies(3/19)
2025.03.17- Date
- 2025-03-19 16:00:00
- Lecturer
- Woojin Kim
- Venue
- Bldg.110 #N105
- Contact
- Prof. Kang Soo Lee (kangsoolee@unist.ac.kr)
Title: Minimally Invasive Medical Device Industry and Catheter Manufacturing Technologies
With the global trend of aging populations and improvements in quality of life, there is increasing interest in minimally invasive procedures in the medical field. The global market for catheter-based medical devices, which are a key product group in minimally invasive medical technology, is experiencing continuous growth at an average annual rate of 11.5%.
In response to this market trend, leading global medical device companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic have already secured advanced technology and quality systems,
establishing a dominant presence in the global market.
In South Korea, the manufacturing technology based for minimally invasive medical device component manufacturers has long been insufficient, leading to weaker technological competitiveness compared to global medical device products. Additionally, the country has faced challenges due to a lack of an integrated industrial ecosystem for medical devices.
However, since the 2010s, with strong government support for R&D and the growth of the K-medical device industry during the COVID-19 era, the domestic market has entered a new phase of development.
In particular, over 90% of catheters used in the South Korean market are imported, leading to a severe trade imbalance. Recognizing this issue, the government has been investing in R&D to leverage manufacturing technologies accumulated in the automotive and mobile industries to enhance technological capabilities in the medical device sector.
Furthermore, various research collaborations are being conducted in partnership with outstanding domestic medical professionals.
This seminar aims to introduce domestic and international research and market trends in catheter manufacturing within the minimally invasive medical device field. Additionally, it will explore domestic technology development cases achieved through industry-academia-research collaboration. By sharing examples of catheter manufacturing and interdisciplinary research, this seminar seeks to help researchers better understand and engage with this field.
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